Journal

This one time when I was with my friends we were walking around and another group of kids walked right next to us just staring at us with a weird look on they're faces. I didn't like the way they were looking at me, so I started to say stuff that was offending them. Then we all started fighting and then the cops were called and over half of the people got arrested that were involved in the fight.

circle justice

Circles are found in the Native American cultures of the United States and Canada, and are used there for many purposes. Their adaptation to the criminal justice system developed in the 1980s as First Nations peoples of the Yukon and local justice officials attempted to build closer ties between the community and the formal justice system. In 1991, Judge Barry Stuart of the Yukon Territorial Court introduced the sentencing circle as a means of sharing the justice process with the community

Sentence combining

I heard the rumble from the fire that sounded like a freight train. The shelter started to burn as it sucked at the air.

The fire sounded like a freight train as it rumbled through the air and as the shelter burned down.

The shelter started to burn as the flames rumbled through the air like a freight train.

so and because

Anna went to the store because she needed milk.

Chris ate too much candy, so his stomach hurt.

Richard felt tired, so he bought an energy drink.

Telsa ran after the bus because she woke up late.



I didn't go to school because I was sick

I missed the bus because I couldn't find my shoes

I woke up early, so I can get to school on time.

I saved up some money, so I can get some new shoes.

Sentence combining

Janet directed and played the drums in the band.

Anthony and Jake are both fine writers.

Maria finished reading War and Peace really fast.

That girl has a calculator and is a whiz at math.





There was only five people in the same class. There was Janet that directed and also played the drums, Anthony and Jake that are two fine writers. Then there was Maria that finished reading War and Peace faster than everyone else. Then there was the girl that always uses a calculator and is a math whiz

Thanksgiving Day

On Thanksgiving Day I went to Portland to see some family members that I havn't seen in a while. I had alot of fun with everybody. I even got to see my mom and my little sister. It was really fun to spend time with my little sister. I took her out to eat, then I took her to Wonderland and she had a blast there.